Get Smarter response

Get Smarter takes on a very different view of technology and the internet that I have never heard of before. Instead of pointing out all of its negative effects it can have, the author points out that we just have not learned the correct ways to use it yet. By starting off with the example of humans adapting to a new lifestyle after the Mount Toba incident, he leads into how humans today can also adapt to our changing lifestyle as well.

We live in a world that is constantly changing. We crave the newest technology advancement created to make our lives easier and make everyday tasks faster. However as argued in "Is Google Making Us Stupid" these advancements are only taking away from us and rewiring our brains making it more difficult for us to concentrate on tasks and get work done on our own. Comparing that article to Get Smarter I find Get Smarter to have a much more realistic look at technology rather than just complaining about it making life too easy. Technology comes with a whirlwind of possibilities for us for the future, we just have to learn how to use it the right way. I like how the author lead into the discussion about drugs like Adderal and Ritalin. So many disputes have been made about how using these drugs is "cheating" if you are not diagnosed with ADD. However, the author points out how it is no more cheating than it would be having payed for a better education or tutoring. It simply enhances your thinking, it doesn't make you into a super genius magically.

Overall I agree with the author of Get Smarter in that as technology keeps advancing, so do we. As more things change on the internet and in everyday life we just have to adapt to find ways to use them to better ourselves.